Various foxtrots with Sundry
Jan. 4th, 2008 09:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lagilmanJanuary in New Haven: our street is seeing a steady parade of heating oil trucks making deliveries. $100 a barrel. Owwwwwww.
Cheap Fun: Cats, boxes, and catnip.
It hasn't been all observation. I have been busy getting things off my desk, including a short story that has been simmering for two years. I looked at it this morning and thought "oh, not (supernatural creature) but (supernatural creature)!" And it all fell into place. Not done yet, but I grok it. Rewriting comes next. And I still have no idea if it's a viable story or not. That's the kicker -- you've got to do it and no guarantees. Digging ditches isn't easier, but at least at the end of the day you know you've got a ditch. And the muscle aches are probably the same.
on the financial front:
Ten resolutions that will help you survive the coming bear market Not sure I agree with all of his suggestions, but he raises important points that you should have in mind, even if you don't play the market.
on the international front:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080102/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_france_smoking_ban_1
A Paris without smokes? As a former smoker, I understand the push to create smoke-free public areas. I even support it, within reason (no smoking in restaurants, yes. No smoking in open-air stadiums? GMAFB). But the thought of sitting in a cafe in Paris, specifically, now without a smoker to my left and a smoker to my right, and a smoker behind me... I dunno. Somehow it just seems wrong.
Cheap Fun: Cats, boxes, and catnip.
It hasn't been all observation. I have been busy getting things off my desk, including a short story that has been simmering for two years. I looked at it this morning and thought "oh, not (supernatural creature) but (supernatural creature)!" And it all fell into place. Not done yet, but I grok it. Rewriting comes next. And I still have no idea if it's a viable story or not. That's the kicker -- you've got to do it and no guarantees. Digging ditches isn't easier, but at least at the end of the day you know you've got a ditch. And the muscle aches are probably the same.
on the financial front:
Ten resolutions that will help you survive the coming bear market Not sure I agree with all of his suggestions, but he raises important points that you should have in mind, even if you don't play the market.
on the international front:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080102/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_france_smoking_ban_1
A Paris without smokes? As a former smoker, I understand the push to create smoke-free public areas. I even support it, within reason (no smoking in restaurants, yes. No smoking in open-air stadiums? GMAFB). But the thought of sitting in a cafe in Paris, specifically, now without a smoker to my left and a smoker to my right, and a smoker behind me... I dunno. Somehow it just seems wrong.
